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"Feng Shui" and "Floobie Dust"

These titles were once used in an edition of Stereophile reporting on some miscellaneous items from a CES show. Do things like Shun Mook disks, Shakti stones, silver vs. copper wire (the resistivity of silver is only a little greater, so is it the grain structure?), power conditioners (for example, there was a fairly interesting article in the current issue of The Absolute Sound debunking most power conditioners and filters), etc., make a difference? Is there any physical basis (in terms of an understanding of the physics) for the claims made by the manufacturers?
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garfish
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Hi Tsquared; I too have had good results with AC line conditioning. I have a Tice E-4, and the 4 digital outlets are particularly beneficial. A question: Where do you get Optrix spray for CDs, and what improvements have you noticed by using it? This is an area I have not yet investigated. Thanks.
garfish
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Hi J_K; I don't seem to be able to stop on this topic! Where are the Bedini dual beam Ultra Clarifier (I assume this is for CD cleaning?) and Marigo CD cleaner available from, and what is Cross Bow? Also have any of you guys above had any experience with the "green pen" application on CD edges? Thanks.
boscode
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The green pen is fun. The audiophile one for $14 is a pain to use, and it flakes off sometimes. A good pen is the Staedtler Lumocolor 314 "B" (not the S or M, tip too small). These are pens for overhead projectors with transparencies, you can find in good art stores. Do the outside and inside edge and the groove. Gives better focus, but y'know...some cd's sound better a little fuzzy...
j_k
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You can find a good selection of tweeks and the technology explanation by ordering a Music Direct catalog at www.amusicdirect.com... They have the Marigo and Bedini products. The official names are Marigo Orpheus CD Mat, Marigo Boundary Layer Optical Fluid, and Bedini Dual Beam Ultra Clarifier (www.bedini.com has a list of local dealers, also click on "reviews" to see the rave reviews of the Ultra Clarifier). Music Direct is a neat catalog for any audiophile to have as a good source of tweeks, analog parts and media. They typically have been good with order turn-around. J_K
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Thanks J_K, I'll check it out.
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